During the season when so much focus is on family, it can be difficult for people who are grieving to feel like celebrating.

Interlake-Eastern RHA’s palliative care program, along with the help of companion volunteers, community groups and other RHA program staff, places trees in public locations across our communities each December. Card ornaments and grief resources for all ages are placed with each tree.

As of December 5th,memory trees will be placed in locations across the Interlake-Eastern region. You are invited to honour the memories of your loved ones by placing card ornaments on memory trees set up in the following communities:

Arborg & Districts Health Centre

Oakbank Kin Place Primary Health Care Centre

Ashern – Lakeshore General Hospital

Pinawa Sunova Mall

Beausejour Health Centre

Pine Falls Health Complex

Beausejour—HEW Centre

Selkirk Community Health Centre – 1st floor

Eriksdale – Elizabeth M. Crowe Memorial Hospital

Selkirk Regional Health Centre – 2nd floor

Fisher Branch Personal Care Home

Stonewall Library

Gimli Community Health Centre

St. Laurent Community Health Office

Lac du Bonnet District Health Centre

Teulon Library

Lundar Personal Care Home

Whitemouth Primary Health Care Centre

Ongoing grief support groups facilitated by dedicated community members are also available. For more information on groups in your community please call 1.855.494.7369 or to facilitate one, contact Mike Goldberg, community outreach & education coordinator, Palliative Manitoba, P: (204) 889-8525 ext. 232 or mgoldberg@palliativemanitoba.ca.